Belgrade
The origin and history of Belgrade.
Etymology
Came into English from French Belgrade, from Medieval Latin Belgradum and Belogradum, ultimately from South Slavic forms of Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”) and *gȏrdъ (“fortress, city”), named for the white walls of its medieval fortress. It is a doublet of Beograd, Berat, and Belgorod.
